techmike

The only thing I miss about California.... We kept the snow up on the mountains where it belongs. Nice pics, better you than me! Take Care!!

<Whisper>I thought that was Rodent's daughter..... </Whisper>

I am really enjoying your snow from my garage. ;D

Howdy and welcome! :thumb:

Yes, you would think that, especially since they are used extensively in manufacturing and industry. Some of the reading I have done suggests that the disparity in quality has to do with the load cells. Some are plastic instead of metal, the plastic ones are typically made in China and suffer from quality control issues, which is why some scales of a particular model work fine, and some don't. You can see anecdotal evidence of that in forums - 5 guys swear by their digital scale, while 5 other guys swear at their scales. This latest one I have ordered states the load cell was manufactured in Germany, and the scale has a lifetime warranty, vs 6 months to a year for most. Expectations are high.

Don't know - doesn't say they don't.... give them a call tomorrow & let us know.

As are the picture - Thanks BD!

Here ya go. The Armory

I have fairly clean power in my shop unless I am running the big power tools- industrial grade power filtering, I also fix PCs out here. The Cabelas scale also has battery power, and it sucked at trickling on battery or A/C. The Hornady only had an A/C power source. Yeah, I know that there are scale/dispensers that will consistently deliver uniform charges down to a kernal of powder, but those are out of reach until next week, after that special lottery ticket does it's thing. ;D

I don't like beam scales, for production work they are clunky. (IMO) So I got my first digital scale many years ago as a gift. It is a small, battery powered self contained unit, and works great, but it auto powers off in 30 seconds if not used, and it's resolution is only +/- .2 grains, so it measures, 20.0, 20.2, 20.4 ect. So I bought a Cabela's branded scale, A/C powered, hard shell storage case, looks good. I have used it a few years for handgun loads, and have had absolutely no problems with it. Until I started reloading rifle cartridges - it does not consistently react to trickling. So at the last safety check before projectile insertion/crimping, I noticed different levels of powder in the brass, I measured differences of up to .75 grains. Yikes! Took it back to Cabelas and they exchanged it no questions asked. New one did the same thing. Contacted the manufacturer, and after speaking to an engineer there, this is what I found out - this scale has "software filters" to provide a stable display. That means it does not react to small increases in weight - I was told to "trickle faster". That didn't seem to be a real world solution, so I started shopping again. After some research I purchased a Hornady Lock n Load dispenser/scale from Brownells. Sending it back today - it won't hold a zero more than three or four cycles (dispense, empty, dispense, ect.). The scale is setting on a granite block, on a solid bench, heated garage, cal'd, re-cal'd, ect. I finally put a known weight, (24.0 grains) on the pan, and it just drifts. After 30 minutes it was off by 0.6 grains. Blah. After yet more research, I have ordered one of THESE. Has good reviews on a few reloading sites, and specifically states it is good for trickling. We will see. :confused:

There have been complaints of this issue. If I remember correctly, mine didn't stay latched when I 1st got it. As with most things on the Colt, is is a bit different from an AR. The AR's dust cover is latched using a ball detent. The Colt is similar, there is a spring loaded detent, but there is a notch on the back side, this is where it latches. The notch can be very slightly enlarged, (with a small needle file), so it will securely latch in the closed position. Anyway - that is what worked on mine.

Thank you Drew.

I was able to pick up 1K of these as pull downs, and I ordered without research. They are 62 grain, and I was planning on just using my 62grain FMJ/varget load. But these are about .25" longer than a FMJ. So, has anyone loaded these?

Jackpot!!!

Good luck Michael :thumb:

That's good. Easily more believable that the other one!

Someone else made a good point that I should have caught... in skeet shooting the shotgun is pointed (not aimed as Barry is doing) either up in the air, (simulating shooting a bird), or low, at the ground, (simulating shooting a rabbit). Barry is doing neither. This is SO fake.

Hmmm. Some folk have been busy. :thumb:

HERE is a real shotgun, shooting skeet, using real shot shells. Note the differences. No blank firing device in the muzzle, shooter's body obviously feels the recoil. :o

That gun is just like the owner - blows smoke. Edited to add... I only have 3 shotguns, 2 pumps and a semi, all 12's. My Sweetie has a nice O/U also in 12. I have never ever seen a shotgun waft smoke like a tea kettle before. And in two different directions at the same time. Not to over analyze, but just what is that at the top muzzle? Surely that is not the shot column. I do remember that as a young'un, I had several cap guns that would blow smoke about like obama's picture. He's all tensed up, and there doesn't seem to be any recoil. At all. WTF? Edited yet once again - A Browning 425 does have vents or ports on the right side.... Copied from another site - "My guess is there is a BFA (blank firing adapter) in the end of the barrel and he is shooting a blank. Which explains the smoke." And I add - lack of recoil. His teleprompter told him how to shoot it.

I quit buying from CTD when they went to multiple warehouses and started charging me multiple shipping charges on a single order, because items in the order were stocked in multiple locations. +1 on keeping our local pols in line. Drew, you can always move, I did in 2001. SO glad to be out of california and it's 1000 new laws every year. Lots of great fishing here in Ohio.

I do not see a federal ban happening again. Too many dems remember 1994. Plus, the NRA is fighting like I have never seen them fight before. I have been sending a sizable portion of my monthly gun budget to NRA & ILA. Plus sending 1 year gift memberships to gun folk that have not been political. Hopefully they will read something in the mags that will get them motivated. Just starting to get involved at the state level - NRA affiliated clubs are your state's Rifle & Pistol associations, send 'em $10. </soap box>

Appleseed. Do it, you won't regret it! http://www.appleseedinfo.org/

Has anyone heard of this? A buddy emailed it to me, I had never heard of it before, frankly sounds too good to be true. Nothing at Snopes.com... Do a search for - Dick Act of 1902

Looks like fun!